Welcome to suspension of disbelief, a weekly segment where we review movies, books, games and anything that takes our fancy. When my flatmate first suggested we go see it, I pulled faces. What’s it about, I asked? WELL, He said, THERE ARE ALIENS. AND THERE ARE ROBOTS. AND THEY FIGHT. …

So there is a post that has been going around tumblr a lot lately (at the time of writing it had 77k+ notes). If you have suffered a tragedy and someone says, “you’re in my prayers” with sincerity, and you respond with some egotistical shit about being atheist you are …

There are two things you should know about me (I mean there are probably more, but for the purposes of this post: only two). One is that I am a tumblr-addict. Two is that I have eczema. Sometimes bad, sometimes mild, but that’s the fun of eczema– it’s often dependent …

Last Wednesday evening, I watched as my country made history, and became the 13th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage. It was an exciting evening, in ways that I hadn’t quite anticipated. I’m ashamed to admit I’d never been interested enough in the inner workings of parliament to …

Axial tilt is the reason for the season, as the (slightly adapted version of) the saying goes. In the most recent episode of TSBS, Mindy, Eddy, Ali Marie, and Katie talked about their holiday traditions, and how they’ve changed from religious to secular. As a follow-on from this, I thought …

Does it matter if people don’t identify as feminists? (via Jezebel) “Still we mourn. Still we work for change”. Remembering the Montreal Massacre (via The Ubyssey) Creationists Embrace “Truth in Education” in Indiana (via Love Joy Feminism) Anita Sarkeesian on Online Harassment and Cyber Mobs (via Feminist Frequency) Featured Image: …